Blair Mayor Mindy Rump declared May 15th as Peace Officers Memorial Day and the week of May 15th as National Police Week at Tuesday night’s city council meeting. The Bids for the milling and overlay work were awarded to Western Engineering, and financing for a non-lawyer assistant to the city’s…
SIOUX CITY, Iowa – Four Mustangs were named first team all-GPAC and 11 Mustangs received recognition by the conference Wednesday morning. Eddie Brancato (Sr., Arlington Heights, Ill.), Jayson Willers (Jr., Davenport, Iowa), Kai Purdy-Burton (So., Pasadena, Calif.), and Mason Hymer (Jr., Tacoma, Wash.) were first team honorees. Brian Garcia (Sr., Burbank, Calif.) received second team honors. Brancato was named…
Graduate senior Kamryn Meyer has been named the Summit League Female Peak Performer of the Month for back-to-back months for her performance on the mound in April. The ace accounted for 53.0 innings pitched and went 7-0. She retired 62 batters including a 13 strikeout game against Kansas City. During her nine…
SIOUX CITY, Iowa – The 2024 Great Plains Athletic Conference (GPAC) Baseball All-Conference team has been announced after a vote of league coaches. Midland University had seven players earn recognition from the conference. The GPAC All-Conference Team consists of a first-team, second-team, and an honorable mention list along with a…
Athletes in the Great Plains Region wrapped up their regular season last weekend at the Cornhusker College Rodeo in Lincoln. The top three year-end finishers in each event will represent their schools at the College National Finals Rodeo in Casper, Wyoming this June. Here is a complete list of CNFR…
For the fourth time this season, an Omaha Supernovas player has earned weekly accolades from the league. On the heels of two straight victories, setter Natalia Valentin-Anderson has been chosen the Pro Volleyball Federation Player of the Week presented by Franklin Sports. The four weekly honors for Omaha this season have been captured by four…
LINCOLN-- Attorney General Hilgers joined a coalition of six state attorneys general filing suit in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Missouri against the U.S. Department of Education over its new rule interpreting Title IX. “Title IX has a long history of protecting women from harassment and creating…
The Papio NRD and Nebraska Loess Hills RC&D Council have four free electronic waste recycling collections coming up. These free collections will accept computers, televisions of all sizes, office equipment, audio-visual equipment, radios and small electronic devices from residents and most businesses in Washington, Burt, Thurston & Dakota counties. These…
Disaster Unemployment Assistance (DUA) is available to eligible individuals as a result of a major disaster declared by the President on May 3, 2024. The Nebraska Department of Labor is accepting applications for DUA from individuals in Washington and Douglas counties whose employment or self-employment was lost or interrupted due to the Severe Storms, Straight-line…
The agricultural landscape rapidly evolves, driven by advancements in technology and entrepreneurship. The next Heuermann Lecture, titled "Innovations in Agricultural Technology: Cultivating Tomorrow's Farms," will feature industry leaders, entrepreneurs, and innovators to explore the cutting-edge solutions shaping the future of agriculture. The symposium is hosted by the Institute of Agriculture…